Title This: WWE Smackdown Reaction 3-8-13

March 9, 2013

The Stories

Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler in the match of the night. I absolutely loved this match. Ziggler was not going to win, but he came damn close like he always does. Dolph missed a corner splash, which gave Alberto the opportunity to punch him in the back before connecting with an inverted suplex. Alberto hits a few clotheslines, then he connects with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before superkicking him for a near fall. At this point, the action was flawless. Dolph fought back with a dropkick and his excellent cocky attitude. Dolph was able to reverse Del Rio with a spinning DDT and another close fall. Dolph tries a rollup, but the champion gets him in the Cross Armbreaker for the victory. Excellent pacing of the match combined with sheer intelligence and logic. Even though I wanted Ziggler to FINALLY get a big victory, he did not and it made sense.

Grade: A-

-Alberto Del Rio makes fun of Jack Swagger to kick off Smackdown. Like usual, Zeb Colter bashes Del Rio and talks about "Real Americans." I cannot say this enough: Zeb Colter seems so real it's sick. He is excellent at his dictating of words, his language, and the realism in his personality. Everyone knows a guy like him. Del Rio and Ricardo mocked them by making their Youtube video. I actually laughed a little here. This makes Del Rio a little more connected to the crowd, while everyone hates on Swagger. Simplistic, right? I can appreciate that.

Grade: B

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.